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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1935
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star outlines mailing entry, publication frequency, subscription prices, and advertising charges. It details carrier, term rates, classified word pricing, display ad deadlines, and contract rate options for Winchester Virginia readers.
The appointment of State Senator Hunter Miller to the State Alcohol Beverage Control Board to replace Major Tyler is expected to receive broad support. Miller, a Baptist and lawyer with thirty years’ practice in Bedford, Virginia, is viewed as a balanced choice who supported liquor control measures at the polls.
The notice laments the sudden death of William T. Reed and eulogizes him as a noble, courageous, and unselfish gentleman. It quotes Kipling on the Thousandth Man, noting how a true friend stands by you against the world.
The article argues Kipling would have praised William T. Reed as the model of steadfast honor. It quotes verse about standing by one’s side regardless of seasons or mockery and uses Reed as a living example of courage and integrity.
The Suffolk News-Herald reports the Suffolk Business and Professional Women vote to promote home buying to support local enterprise and industry. The group, largely employed by local firms, urges citizens to favor local merchants, professionals, and services to boost the community during reconstruction.
The article discusses J. P. Reinach of Washington selling noble titles from baron to duke for sums up to a million, claiming a directive class is needed as society dissolves. It notes W S Gilbert’s satire on democracy craving personal distinction and cites the line when everybody is somebody.
The piece notes the Last Post ceremony at Loos memorial and Rudyard Kipling may endow a lasting fund. It praises Richmond Virginia’s carillon as a state memorial whose bell music once filled the state, but records a shift away from frequent concerts since its early years.
A fragment discusses restoring the singing tower to its original purpose. It emphasizes finding a means to achieve the intended function and preserve its historic value for the community.
Dr Henry J Gerling superintendent of St Louis schools pledged 25000 to help repay losses of 20000 children in two closed banks. Thrift club saved about 92500. court ruling limits recovery to 60 percent. Other donors total 1550. more gifts expected to cover remaining shortfall.
One year ago protests in Martinsburg West Virginia led governors of Georgia Maine and Connecticut to summon troops. Rev C W Caulkins outlines CCC work at a Rotary Club meeting. Oklahoma merchant H D Snell escapes abductors when his car overturns near San Antonio Texas. Filipino peace officers report rude treatment by the Japanese.
A collection of brief items reports a fatal hunting accident involving Homer Inskip in Stephens City, a 1930 fruit crop shortfall forecast, new Virginia Avenue School enrollment of 192, and a Washington meeting of the Baltimore conference of the Southern Methodist Church. Other notes include a speed record by Lieut. Williams, Rotarians backing Shenandoah National Park, a Clarke native Lieut. Meade’s death in Kansas, MacMillan Arctic arrival in Maine, Norman E. Cooper to be Ottoman High School principal, M. A. Doran named police chief, Hugh S. Lupton endorsed for Congress, estimated city income of 58,240.65, and council committee assignments by President W. A. Baker.
In Columbus Ohio the post office reports about 1500 unclaimed chain letters in the dead letter division with amounts from a dime to 50 dollars and an average of one dollar. Royal Canadian mounted police have no saddle horses at the force barracks and animals at Southern Alberta detachment headquarters have been sold.
In Naugatuck Connecticut John Polis fixed a collision by buying the other car after his vehicle struck a curb. In Reidsville North Carolina Oscar Leath hit a golf ball and saw a bullfrog rise with it, landing about 100 yards away.
The snippet signals a broader trend toward automation in MacLeod Alberta, highlighting new machinery and industrial progress. It notes how farmers and workers adopt steam and motorized tools, reflecting modernization in local agriculture and manufacturing sectors.
Seattle Walter Dier, 24, charged with blocking traffic after allegedly selling a street parking space to prize fight patrons. Bond set at 25 dollars, posted in silver. Milwaukee officer John Brophy notes slim chances of breakout from the north side station as Steve Richard, 42, case adjourned due to a jammed cell lock.
Joe Tucci failed to purchase the automobile after a test run when the wheels detached and the steering apparatus collapsed, sending the car into a ditch. He is recovering in a hospital with head and chest injuries.
Central Press reports on aviation versus ground forces in Italy's Ethiopia stance. British concerns about Mediterranean control, collective security, and potential coalition risks highlight fears of air and land warfare reshaping power dynamics as Europe eyes possible sanctions and strategic moves.
A brief reader quiz item states that a point near Gibraltar is the southernmost on mainland Europe. It defines a hedonist as one who holds pleasure as the chief good. It notes Max Aronson known as Broncho Billy and G. M. Anderson as early silent film stars with a first appearance in 1903's The Great Train Robbery.
Present and past rainfall data show none in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. September to date 4.07 inches. Year to date 28.21 inches. The 22 year average is 34.61 inches. Monthly averages vary from 1.94 inches in February to 3.88 inches in May with 2.30 inches in December.
A reflective meditation on dualities where dark and light alternate within human experience. The passage pairs shadows with dawn, pain with pleasure, tears with beauty, weakness with strength, and loss with gain as a lifelong balancing thread.
McClure Blair and Nita confront a vanished Miss Lord and the enigmatic Maurice Boisevain. Janet’s absent companion, a hypnotized girl, and a money littered scene lead to a dawn chase from Boisevain to Winston seeking the culprit and the missing woman while one remains buried in danger and rumor.
Ancient Troy lay south of the Dardanelles in western Turkey. The wall remains largely traceable, linking the city to the epic Iliad and its long history.
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